MobMap v1.30 is out
Quite some time has passed since the last update to MobMap. After the Add-On and the corresponding backend systems have reached a state now that could almost be called "stable", I didn't want to completely break that fragile stability by releasing the next version too early.
This update does - again - change several things in the database format. This was necessary to incorporate a new type of data into MobMap: drop rates. For the start, MobMap contains drop rate data (if available) for all known quest items and for all recipe reagents.
This should make questing even more easier because now MobMap can answer the question "Who drops those 20 [xyz] I need for this quest?" - and of course you can have MobMap then display the location of the mobs dropping your quest items. The quest objective quicksearch buttons (also known as "questionmark" buttons) have been consequently enabled to search the quest objective for known item names besides checking it for known mob names.
So in terms of questing there's only one big thing left: items that aren't looted from dead mobs but picked up from stashes/chests/etc. This one is now pretty much on top of my to-do list, and since I already collect the necessary data together with the loot data, this functionality will probably find its way into the next bigger update.
And now, for the sake of completeness, the 1.30 patch notes (because there have been some more additions than just this new database...):
- added: display of skill level required for recipes
- added: possibility to sort recipes by skill level
- changed: item name helper database format changed to reduce memory usage by 15%
- added: several help text tooltips
- added: possibility to disable item detail data requests to the server (only recommended if you permanently get disconnected otherwise)
- added: New drop rate database! It currently contains drop rates for all items necessary for the quests known to MobMap and the drop rates for recipe reagents.
- added: quicksearch buttons for recipe reagents to quickly search for mobs dropping the reagent or merchants offering it
- added: the questionmark buttons next to quest objectives now also search the drop rate database if the quest objective is to collect an item obtainable by killing and looting mobs
- fixed: using the MobMap check box on the world map does not cause a lua error anymore if the MobMap position database has not been loaded yet
This update does - again - change several things in the database format. This was necessary to incorporate a new type of data into MobMap: drop rates. For the start, MobMap contains drop rate data (if available) for all known quest items and for all recipe reagents.
This should make questing even more easier because now MobMap can answer the question "Who drops those 20 [xyz] I need for this quest?" - and of course you can have MobMap then display the location of the mobs dropping your quest items. The quest objective quicksearch buttons (also known as "questionmark" buttons) have been consequently enabled to search the quest objective for known item names besides checking it for known mob names.
So in terms of questing there's only one big thing left: items that aren't looted from dead mobs but picked up from stashes/chests/etc. This one is now pretty much on top of my to-do list, and since I already collect the necessary data together with the loot data, this functionality will probably find its way into the next bigger update.
And now, for the sake of completeness, the 1.30 patch notes (because there have been some more additions than just this new database...):
- added: display of skill level required for recipes
- added: possibility to sort recipes by skill level
- changed: item name helper database format changed to reduce memory usage by 15%
- added: several help text tooltips
- added: possibility to disable item detail data requests to the server (only recommended if you permanently get disconnected otherwise)
- added: New drop rate database! It currently contains drop rates for all items necessary for the quests known to MobMap and the drop rates for recipe reagents.
- added: quicksearch buttons for recipe reagents to quickly search for mobs dropping the reagent or merchants offering it
- added: the questionmark buttons next to quest objectives now also search the drop rate database if the quest objective is to collect an item obtainable by killing and looting mobs
- fixed: using the MobMap check box on the world map does not cause a lua error anymore if the MobMap position database has not been loaded yet
